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Eleanor H Porter: What men and...

Eleanor H Porter: What men and...

What men and women need is encouragement. . . . Instead of always harping on a man's faults, tell him of his virtues....

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George Eliot: Excellence encourages one...

George Eliot: Excellence encourages one...

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the...

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Elizabeth Dole: We have learned...

Elizabeth Dole: We have learned...

We have learned that power is a positive force if it is used for positive purposes.

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Geraldine Ferraro: You don't go...

Geraldine Ferraro: You don't go...

You don't go through a bloodbath like this and then walk away from it.

Source: In...

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Elizabeth II: It's all to...

Elizabeth II: It's all to...

It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.

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Jennie Jerome Churchill: Life means work,...

Jennie Jerome Churchill: Life means work,...

Life means work, and hard work, if you mean to succeed.

Source:
-- Jennie...

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Ninon de Lenclos: Much more genius...

Ninon de Lenclos: Much more genius...

Much more genius is needed to make love than to command armies.

Source: In The...

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Gertrude Stein: Native always means...

Gertrude Stein: Native always means...

Native always means people who belong somewhere else, because they had once belonged somewhere. That shows that the...

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Natalie Clifford Barney: Youth is not...

Natalie Clifford Barney: Youth is not...

Youth is not a question of years: one is young or old from birth.

Source: Samples...

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Nora Ephron: We have lived...

Nora Ephron: We have lived...

We have lived through the era when happiness was a warm puppy, and the era when happiness was a dry martini, and now...

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Margaret Halsey: Some persons talk...

Margaret Halsey: Some persons talk...

Some persons talk simply because they think sound is more manageable than silence.

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Mary Webb: Saddle your dreams...

Mary Webb: Saddle your dreams...

Saddle your dreams afore you ride 'ern.

Source: Precious Bane, 1924.
-- Mary...

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Lana Turner: I'm so gullible....

Lana Turner: I'm so gullible....

I'm so gullible. I'm so damn gullible. And I am so sick, of me being gullible.

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Katharine Hepburn: I have many...

Katharine Hepburn: I have many...

I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret if you have any sense, and if...

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Katharine Hepburn: It'd be a...

Katharine Hepburn: It'd be a...

It'd be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next...

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Marilyn Monroe: I don't mind...

Marilyn Monroe: I don't mind...

I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it.

Source: The...

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Lily Tomlin: No matter how...

Lily Tomlin: No matter how...

No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.

Source: In 1,911 Best...

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Raquel Welch: You can't fake...

Raquel Welch: You can't fake...

You can't fake listening. It shows.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference...

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Helen Hayes: An actress always...

Helen Hayes: An actress always...

An actress always knows when she's hit it and mostly you haven't; but once or twice I think I hit it right, so maybe...

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Shelley Winters: I think on-stage...

Shelley Winters: I think on-stage...

I think on-stage nudity is disgusting, shameful and damaging to all things American. But if I were 22 with a great...

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